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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-15
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

Mr.. Faintheart-"Do you think it
would be safe for me to approach your
pa on the subiect?n Miss Fairlady-
80, perfectly; he has the gout again. "
-BuGaio Commercial.
-Irate person-"See here. did you
call me an old celebate' in your paper
Yesterday" Editor" No, l called
you AN old rcprobatc. " Irate per
son-"O, that's very different. Life.
-"What wonderful power of aIapta-
bility women possess!" cries II sage
writer. This refers to the girl who
adores ice cream and at the same time
is passionately fond of fried oysters. -
Philadelphia tdR.
The name Of poem just received
Is "Eyermore to Thee I'm Mute" II
the poet VIII make an affidavit and at
tach it to the poem we will then con-
s,der the amount it will be worth to
u.s. Yonkers Stdteimdn.
1t is said that William d. Howells
collects material for his novels by
shopping with his wife. Few authors
secure sufficient money returns from
their novels to adopt such an expensive
mode of collecting material.
"A Minnesota paper announces that
''Mr. Piper has a snake in bottle that
was raised from hair from horses S
tail" 1t is exceedingly hari for some
editors to get over campaign habits all
at once New Hduen Neys.
--One of the hardest things for a
man to understand is why those women
who own seal-skin sacks would not be
without them for the world, and why
those who don't wouldn't wear one
of the horrid things for anything
Chicago Tribune.
-"Yes, Mr.. Oldboy," she simpered,
81 have seen twenty-seven springs.
Would YOU think it?n "Woll, yes,
maam, | don't know but what /
would.n Mr.. Oldboy said, ''and guess
some of them springs must have been
very backward. "-Harper's BaEar.
frs creo, "Timotbv what bava
vo, Jone with Tho letter t6nt was WING
~ M tho hnreanp" Timothv-..I nut L
into the Iettnr-box. ma'm', Mrs. c.
40 30 nrovokinol Didn't Won see there
vas @ no M oddre,s on the enyelopePi
Timothv-"Yes. MAIN; but | thought
ver didn't want nobody to know who
yon was wr;t.n, ton-Lifs.
Me-, r,hnI ..vos indaod wo o;rls
MS ,;,i ,o 10, ;,,stioe , ~ tho % 5on
nie ,ie. iusy n,;,;oism T " ON % c5s,,ering woman
''raI und ,hat V IL tha reason T we orgsnized our
II" Tbought Sna. e Tlnb nh T" Mr. Mr. BIsnks . .sThouSht
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-15

~ VIII look over your goods IN the
morning. said the miner. "In the
meanwhile, make yourself at home.
Pete was soon mingling among the
miners, picking up such information as
he could, and making himself very
agreeable. When they sat down to
supper and the prospector asked
blessing, Pete said to himself;
"He's a piece what'll stand wind an
rain an sun without fadin'. There's
no cotton chain or film about him.
all wool, all wool an will wear forever"
A moment later, he said aloud ''By the
way, stranger, l forgot to AK ye what
yer name was, an where ye war
from?n
my name is John Whitehead, from
Pennsylvania"
"An' We are out here huhtin' for lead
and silverp"
Eyes, sir. we are now doing what is
called prospecting"
care yc acquainted hereabouts?"
"No sir; are youPn
aye better reckin | am. l have
tramped every road an sold goods in
every house fur hundred miles around
here. At least hundred mixes.
Then you are aequaintedp"
yes"
"There is great deal of wild land
out here"
Yes
"ls it rated very highP"
"No.n
"Do you know who owns thisP"
eyes l do"
"Who?"
1.-TWO orphan children, who hev been
wus cheated than ef they he'd bought
goods o. jew peddier, They he'd
farm an this land, what wasn't then
worth fifteen cents.n
Pete then proceeded TO give an ac-
count Of the wrongs of the Lakeman
heirs. In his crude way he described
Helen's devotion to her little brother,
and the patience of the cripple. Mr..
Whitehead listened until he had COM
pletod the narration, then said:
GLOW much was the farm worthP"
"Fivc thousand dollars.n
''It is lucky for them that they lost
the farm and retained these wild
lands" said the miner.
"Why?n asked Pete.
"They are worth five times as much
as that, at least, perhaps more"
"Whatln cried Pete, starting up and
letting his pipe fall from his hand.
"Would you be willin' to give twenty
five thousand dollars for this land?"
"Ycs, answered the prospector, 81
would give twenty-five thousand
now, and if the lead turns out as | ex-
pcct it will. I'll doubleit'
Pete sat dumbfounded. He was
shown some of the ore, which con-
vinced him twas genuine.
As he lay in the hammock that night
he was filled with joy at the thought
that those persecated children were
ricl
81 guess old Mrs. Stuart won't be
turning up her nose at the hired girl
any more"
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HELEN LAKEMAN;
-oR,-
Tho Story OF a Young Girls Strug-
gle With Adversity.
BY JOHN R, MUsIcK.

AUTHOR or "THE BANKER OF BEDFORD"
"WALTER BRowsFIELD,r ETC.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-15
''Come all ye darling ladies,
Remember what my trade is, =
To nlcAse Won | will trYn--

To please you will try
"But there amt no ladies here to
please" said Pete to himself. "There
amt nobody to please in the woods but
ground-hogs and minks. Jehosiphat,
amt tired o. climin' hills and crossin'
hollers. The day seems awful long.
but they amt long enough to get over
the places, wish were up on Sandy.
BY jinks, l must rest.
He stopped, sat his pack down by the
roadside and took seat ON the green
turf by the side of it.
'Lcmmc see. I've got the Big Sandy
to cross and then I'm on the old
Plumber place. That's owned by the
shoddiest man in the whole pack. Judge
Arnold. This lies West This must
be the land o. Helen and Amos Lake
man. BY jingo, what a swindle that
was, wuss nor sellin' pewter jewelry
for gold. Them poor children cheated
ont o. their home worth five thousand
dollars at least, an given these hills an
hollers not worth fifteen cents-the
whole tract When l think o. 1t am
Just doggonedn dn-and he brought his
stout stick down upon the ground with
a force which made il crack.
There was rustling among the
leaves at his side, and ho saw u snake
known MS copper-head. on account Of
The bright crest it wore. The peddler
eyed il moment. as its brilliant little
bead-like eyes twinkled, and its forked
tongue darted out of its mouth, and
said:
"Now, yer jest like that whole set,
yc're deceiyin' every body jest like a
bolt of shoddy muslin. Ye're tryin' to
smile, We doggoned sarpint; so does
Judge Arnold. He smiles, an his in
fernal eyes twinkle jest like yours.
Yc're only waitin' fur n chance to bite,
an so is he. Well, can fix ye, ef |
can't him."
With one quick, sure blow from his
stick he crushed the snakes head. and
shouldering his pack went on, leaving
It rigging among the leaves. About
one-fourth OF a mule iurther' as rete
was descending hill, he paused struck
with amazement. Had he been sud-
denly confronted with view of the
Atlantic Ocean he could no thave been
more surprised. lhere rlsht peiore
him were half dozen or more tents or
shanties. There were wagons and
miner $ toois, anu nc couiu easily see
that they had been there ior seVerh
days fohderous machihery nau Deeh
erected ana deep smart sunk wnle
hl around tle grouhu was piack WIN
lead ana silver ore floauhg rumors
hau been abroad OF lead ana SILVER
mines IN these hills oil the Big sandy
nut no one hau ever gwen tnem ere
denee' tete stopped anu ruopeu ms ms
eyes rs II ne ieareu IL was an opucai
delnslon'
wv ell say, nowIwna. IN tne dS name
o common sense uoes II ,iic"n'
lie closed ms eyes agun' ana AGAIN
opened them-it was an there YET the
teams, TENTS shahtes ana inacninery'
Pete guess ye am : ,,s asleep, Ply, yeve We
JUS. come ONO . poi. 0 cal,co , , wnlcn W ye
didn't think was IN the pack sposewe
SO down ana inspect itF
AS fete walked uowh towaru lhe
camp OF miners, a man. VINO seemed
about forty-ive years OF age Deio"
hRIUhf rather
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-15
CHAPTER XIX.
THE PRosPECrOR AND PEDDLER.

[C0pwiaN, lsse, 1p a ~ K.lI0al Nsrspaper col
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-15

Mrs. Rose Wilson, the famous tenn
peranee orator, after nearly months
illness, has sufficiently recovered to
return home. She left here bv last
Sundays packet.-Calhoon Demo-
crat.
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end OF 1t, aud then with flourish,
bringing 1t to his mouth.
ADO you know how soon you will be
ready for me to returnP"
~ can't say, just yet, but hope soon
TO hayh the matter all fixed up satisfac-
torily."
The agent then brushed his vest and
coat with his hand, stroked his IRON
gray whiskers and elevated his feet
to the top of the desk before him. His
boots were blacked and his clothes
brushed with care. Taking his ivory.
handled cane, he tapped the toes of his
boots leisurely, as though he were in no
particular hurry about any thing. War
rem fixed his eyes on him moment and
became mere impatient, can not the
agent work on the abstract this morn
ingP (The agent has not worked an
hour in the last week on the abstract. }
No, tho agent says he has another
matter to attend TO this morning. and
it will not be mt all convenient. War
rem is more impatient, and If he had the
authority would hunt up another agent.
After pacing the floor moment or two.
strangers come in to talk on business,
and Warren goes out. Goes to his
hotel in no very amiablc frame Of mind.
People sometimes cover do thing,
as Western folks say. In this case tho
enemies of Helen Lakeman and Warren
Stuart, in their earnest zeal, had car
ried their point little too far Halle
Arnold was triumphant at having
exposed that bold-faced hired girl to the
world. Never did a game cock crow
over vanquishcd enemy more than she
did at the girls fall.
II guess this'll learn Warren Stuart a
lesson" she seid to herself Hell
know hereafter how to slight respect
able girls for pot Singer"
She longed to tell Warren herself
But Halle had too much sense to write
IN him He should hear IL all. but not
-, -, q,
through her' ohc Woulu hiu an ehl-
missary to do her work for her. After
taking severol I'm her mind and dron-
n;ng them shn Gn.nv Gxod nm Pin
Tnnes, Vito ,h, loonor 81 Tho nonr-
honso sall;o Ionos vas .cor,intod
w;,h Warren corld ,v,.;te ga tnIo,shlc
hand !, and was Tho ror, no,.Sor ~
hreat ,,,o nows InstcaJ IL ,ya;t;no
for W.,,or 20 ro,,,,.n homa or boar the
story from sone-one else sbe oot Sol
Tonss 10 ,r,.;,c ~ lin
Tho novt n,orning ,f,or Worro,,s
l.st ,,is;, 80 t,a aaa9t ho rooai,od =
Letter addresscd IN n stronoe scrawling
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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-05-06
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Gladstone and the Irish Leaders

Gladstone, i'll his speech at the dinner
given by the Labor members OF parliament,
declared his entire disbelief in the accusa-
tions against the Irish leaders. He said:
In May, 1882, Immediately after the as
sassination OF Cayendish and Burke, Par
nell wrote him in reference to that crime.
The letter which was obviously written
under great mental distress, threw consid-
cradle light upon the topic OF the present
hour and was strong evidence in
favor OF the contention that the Times
letter was n base, malicious forgery. Par
nell, apparently foreseeing that in the pub
lie mind he would be associated with the
crime. offered to place himself, without re-
serve, in Glndstone's hands. He wrote
that lie regarded the murders with the ut
most abhorrence, and offered to resign the
leadership OF the Irish party and retire al
together from political life, if Gladstone
considered such n step advisable in the in
terests OF Ireland. Gladstone said he would
refrain from saying what reply
he made adding it was only u
short time since he obtained Parnel's
assent to his mentioning the matter. AL
lutling to the advice rendered Parnell from
certain quarters that he bring actor
against tho Times, Gladstone said that
many years ago when a commissioner tt
the lonian islands the Times bitterly at
tncked him, accusing him OF treason. Or
returning to England he consulted tn,
famous Lawyer Freshiield with view o.
bringing action, but was dissuaded, thu
lawyer expressing the conviction that even
il Gladstone proved his case no jury in thu
then state OF the public mind would b
likely to convict the Times.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-05-06

C6Tn,,. nderin- Chief Fairchild OF Wiscon-
sin has officially published resolution re-
Gently adopted by the executive committee
OF the council of administrat tionoft the G. A.
r. in Chicago, approving his action in di-
recting posts not to comply with any re-
quest for opinions on any subject unless
with the approval OF the national depart
ment headquarters. In addition he says;
Comrades OF the order will at once realize
the great necessity which at all times exists
for united and concerted action by all posts
on any question touching the general good
OF the members and the great danger which
attends any individual o, unauthorized
movement in that direction. 1t is not
doubted that friends OF veterans who seek
to be OF service to them will on reflection
see tho wisdom OF this decision. If it shall
appear that there is necessity for thepub-
lication of information which has been
sought, the national encampnent which
convenes next September will without
doubt provide for expressions OF opinion
by posts. This will be done in such a
manner as to secure a vote not only OF
posts, rs such, but to allow an expression
by each member OF the order on pension
legislation. There is no disposition or
wish on the part OF members OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic to decline to give o
the public in II proper way their opinion
on any subject OF like general interest.
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Tho President Writes to Secretary Lamar on tho
Rights Of the Settler Who In Good Faith Set
tied on the Public Lands--The Proper Policy
al
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THE GRAPHIC

tB-Lacks but few months of being the oldes,
newspaper in Brule county.
exy- AS an advertising medium it is not excolled
by any newspaper in South Dakota.
tS'-Has rapidly increasing circulation among
the most Intelligent class of people in Brule and
the adjoining counties.
s;s'-i Has n circulation second to mono in this or
adjoinining counties, and paid up subscription
list it is believed superior.
eH'ls lively, spicy. independent, and devoted
solely to the interests of Kimball and Brula Co.
Everybody enjoyes reading it. Give it a trial.
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Letter from Roscoe conkllnx.

At the banquet OF the American Club OF
Pittsburg, commemorating the sixty. fifth
anniversary OF tho birth OF Gen. Grant,
9th ult., a letter OF regret was readiron
ex-senator Conkling, in which he said:
Reasons which for several years have i'm.
posed abstinence in all caees from political
and other public occasions compelled ma
to state my inability to be present. I
must deny myself the pleasure, To
Join in paying honor to the memory
Sf o man so ilustriouE and SO true to his
country ana hln friends, so frm-set, SO
calm and enduring under calumny, suffer.
ing and sorrow, would be u mourniul and
grateful privilege. | should feel at home
In doing so with those who did not wait
for the Qualification OF his death to show
them tho rugged granduer OF Grant OF the
honesty OF his purpose and his reverence
for the rights oievery fellow creature. 1.-THE
armies have disbandcd- neyer, trust, to
reassemble in b2ttla array The eparty he
led t2 yistories victories perhaps pQt lsks
useful than those OF war has not
dlsbandied' ,, though 1t may not have
All who believed in it ard stroye
for it would like to gee the prowess
and the earnsst,n, ,.a which made and kept
it grias ana risoful and triumphant. 'yhe
| survival OF the ittest' among the polltl-
eal organi zations now asking public conf.
denco might be realized by the revival oi
the Republican party, provided II si.n dis
! cover the questions deserving OF attention.
take the right side c, shen,, and then act
| up to its eanviptions. Some such thing
iaay be considered at your proposed din.
ner; 1T would surely not be inappropriate
! to Grants birthday. Indeed one WY 10
| which his countrymen may do homage to
| his memory is to lay to l,esrt such lessons
as his deeds, hla words and his experience
! have ssis us.
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Confidence of the Mormons.

The Mormons are very confident that
they can circumvent the new anti-polyga.
my law George T. Curtis, the resident attor.
ney of the Mormons, expresses these opin-
ions:
The Mormons, acting under the
law, will be able to control all the
town elections. The Mormons have
discovered that they can conscien-
tiossly prescribe to the oath required, and
that being the case if they are permitted
to vote, it will not be possible to prevent
the polygamista from being everywhere
triumphant at the polls. The officers who
administered the oath were a. first dispos-
ed to ask questions which the Utah com
missioners declared to be improper and
the asking OF which was subsequently for.
biddcn. Since that time the oaths have
been very generally taken by the Mormons.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-05-06

r. 8. Kline sold his half.section Of land
hi l3 and IA, town OF Window. to Mat
thias Mechenich OF Washington county,
Wis, for Se,s0o.
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Emperor William OF Germany has sent
n beautiful diamond bracelet as wedding
present to a Jewish maiden whom hc used
to see at window opposite his hotel ut
Gastein, in whom he took an interest. He
has asked her to come to Gastein yearly
during his soiourn there. The young lady
whose name is Kern, is to be married to a
merchant named Kilain at lgleau, is Nor,
nYiu.
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The President has sent to the secretary
OF the interior the following letter in rela
ton to the controversy between Guilford
Miller, II sottler, and II railroad corpora
ton, involving tho ownership Of certain
lnnls
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-07
London Wool.

LONDON, September 6-The September
series of wool sales opened to-day. Com
petition was keen in cross breeds, but in
meTinoes the bidding was hesitating and ir
regular The Cape of Good Hope and Natal
was slow and the purchases mostly for Ger
man account. The offerings were not repre-
sentative selections. Prices were apparently
but little changed from the close of the last
series, the average for Australian being
the same and Cape of Good Hope and Natal
half penny lower For this series 2S3,0O0
bales are available against 800, 600 bales in
September 1886. Following are the details
of the days business;
New Zealand-Sales, 200 bales; secured,
I0d "a Is SID; secured locks and pieces
SD @ Is Sd greasy, 714d q lis; greasy locks
and pieces, sd a. 912d.
New South Wales : Sales, 1000 bales;
secured, 1Od a Is 412d; secured locks and
pieces, 715d a Is 312d; greasy, gid a cd;
greasy locks and pieces, cd "a I'D,
Queensland-Sales 1000 bales; secured Is
I'd @ Is 412d; secured locks and pieces, 10d "a
Is ID; greasy, I'd CD Is sd.
Victoria-Sales, 500 bales: secured, I015d
a Is Cd; secured locks and pieces, SD % Is
212d; greasy, 712d "a 1012d.
Swan River-Sales, 8 bales; secured, Is
tasmania Sales, 100 bales; secured, Is
ND; greasy, Sd "a 81.
Care of Good Hope and Natal-scoured,
SD a Is Id; greasy, cd @ Is ND.
Falkland-Sales, IS bales; greasy, Cd "a
72d.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-07
The EailurR.

CINCINNATI, September 6.-From report
of the tru tee of E. I Harp"r & Co it ap.
pears that the firm held no real estate and
that the face value of the assets, consisting
of stocks and bonds and notes, cash, etc,
was $136,09S, while the appraised value was
IS Go The other assets were book accounts,
at q face value of SLID. 733; appraised at
s94 1S4, maxine the total appraised va ue of
assets $l03.202. The total direct liabilities
are 81, 1927 The indirect liabilities as
endOrsers, is $1,692,O73. Among the debts is
one OF $35S 900 from E. l. Harper, at it APP
pears this firm endorsed for Harper's other
firms. The firm of Z L. Harper Co was
an iron commi ,sion firm. The showing
won d give creditors about per cent on
their claims,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-07
New YORK Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK, September 6.-The stock mar
ket was again very active and strong at
the opening, at advances from a to q per
cent. generally. Extreme activity was dis
played by Reading and Western Union,
with an irregular business in the remainder
of the list. his early advantage was
quickly lost, The market becoming decidedly
weak and slack, and estern Union lost IL
Reading, Manhattan, and Colorado Coal
each l, and the others fractional amounts
Wand rbilts were very well held, however,
and Oregon Improvement advanced l per
cent. at IL O'Clock. The market is active
and weak, at about the lowest prices reached.
LATER THE stock market remained quiet
after u O'clock and for a short period
prices showed some frmness, but soon gave
away again, and the decline made further
headway. The losses. however, were but
slight until after O'Clock, when renewed
selling sent the list down more rapidly, and
by LIS Reading, Richmond and West Point,
Colorado Coal and Lake Erie and Western
preferred had lost II, New England, Pacific
Mail and Wheeling and Lake Erie l. and
others fractional amounts There was
then lull in the activity, and prices re-
covered a shade, though Manhattan lost
81 per cent. The improvement was of but
short duration, and the decline was re-
sumed, and at Is the market was fairly
active and weak at the lowest prices of the
day. After 2 10 prices became strong,
material recOveries being established before
the close. Reading, Canada Southern and
Western Union were the most conspicuous
in the rise, which amounts from 4 to IL
per cent. The close was active and strong.
LATEST stocks active and Irregular The
late advance and high figures at the open
ing tempted holders to realize, aad the
bears made vigorous attack They were
aided by reports of rate-cutting in the
southwest. The rates for money were bid
up to per cent. Vanderbits and coalers
were well supported and Canada Southern
was remark ablY strong, being the only stock
showing material advance. In early deal
ings prices gave way under heavy
offerings. About l o'clock q decided
weakness was shown and at O'Clock
the lowest prices of the day were
reached. After delivery hour, extensive
covering and buying for long account took
place, causing material reaction, Canada
Southern, Western Union Telegraph and
Reading being tie most conspicuous. The
close was strong, and the majority Of the
and Northern Pacific l point. Canada
Southern is up 81
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-07
Morning Railroad stock..
Chicago Produce Market.
CHICAGO, September {

CHICAGO, September 6.
Wheat-About steady; cash, 6914; October,
20 1916; November, 705s.
Corn = Firm; cash. AIS; October, 4fsz
November, AZ.
Oats-st5ady: cash, 2H4; October, 241l6;
November, 253s.
Pork-Steady; January, 1850
Lard-Stesdy: cash, 4212; October and
NOVem Der, 6 IS.
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Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; opened strong
closed 10 lower; rough, 4s5 "a $40; pack
ing and shipping, 5.25 "a 5.55; light, 1876
"a $40.
sheep-Receipts, 5000; stronger; natives,
500 a 4.50; Western, 3.15 q $40; Texans.
20 % 3.95.
DroUers' Journal special cablegram from
London quotes the, cattle market fairly
active; supplies moderate. Prices higher
Good to choice American steers II "a u
cents per pound, estimated dead weight.